Couch, lounge, or cot



R. J. ELLSWORTH.

COUCH, LOUNGE, 0R cor.

Patented Dec. 28, 1920.

l/VVENTUI? UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROSS JOHN ELLSWORTH, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR"TO"BER'N- STEINfMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A"COR- POBATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

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Applicationrfiled November 28, 1919.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Ross JOHN ELLS- WORTH, a subject of Great Britain, residing in the city and countyofPhiladelphia, State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented anew and useful} Couch, Lounge, or Cot,.of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention consists of a couch, lounge or-cotwhich is providediwith a head rest, the wires or membersof the bottom of the latter alternating with those of the bottom of the couch, etc., so that thehead rest may be raised and lowered without its bottom interfering with the bottombf the couch etc., or vice versa, and the bottom of the head rest may be lowered and folded on the bottom of-the couch etc., without liability of breaking of the fabrics of the bottoms of the two members and allowing the bottom of the couch to be clear or unobstructed throughout its length when the head rest is lowered, especially at the place of occupationof the head rest.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated inrtheaccompanying drawing, but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it is to be understood that the invention isnot limited tothe specific details shown and described, as longas they are within the spirit-onscopeofthe claim.

Figure 1 is a perspectiveviewofga couch, embodying my invention, the same showing the head rest thereof in raised position.

Fig. 2 represents a transverse section, on line 2-2 Fig. 1, the head rest being in lowered position.

Similar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figures.

Referring to the drawings.

1 designates a couch or it may be a lounge or cot, either of which is well known in the art, and 2 designates a head rest therefor.

The head rest consists of the frame 3 and a bed bottom 4 which latter is formed of the wires or strands P and the springs 5, some of which latter are not shown for the purpose of clearness.

The lower cross bar 6 of the head rest is pivoted as at 7 to the side rails 8 of the couch, whereby the head rest may be elevated and lowered according to requirements.

Pivoted to the side bars of the frame of the head rest below the center thereof are Specification of Letters Patent;

'Patented Dec. '28 1920;

Serial No. 3&15237.

the legs ,;9-which are; connected by; the: cross rod 10 whose end portions: may belseated in eitherof the seriesof teeth formediby the recesses, 11 in said;side.rails 8 as,ra ck.S, whereby the head restuma y be;held inaadjusted,. elevated; position-:or .-said1 cross grod may be withdrawn from the -recesses;;permitting the head; rest to beglowered. to full extent on the. adacent portion of the couch.

It. will be noticed-that the,wires, 4:? or strand pieces of the head I rest alternate with the wires. or strand pieces 12 of the bed bottom of the couch ,and .so pass .freelyvbetween the same, whereby the headrest, may be raised and lowered withoutthe wires 4? interfering with the viresror strands ,12v of the couch and vice versa, and. thewires and strands ofthecouchrandrhead rest, respectively, will not be broken by the motions of the head rest-.while'alloftheadvantages of said member 2,- are -preserved.

Furthermore thehead rest may be lowered to full extent whereby. its wires or strands 12 which comprise the bed bottom of the couch will be flat or comparatively flat with the'wiresor strandsl that comprise the-bedfbottom ofthe headrest. C onsequently theylatter named bedzbottom will possess an unbroken, clear, unbulging surface from end to end and especiallyso; at the placeof occupatiomofthe. head grest.

In this case the cross bar 13 of the outer end of the frame 3 of the head rest overlaps the cross bar 14 of the bed bottom of the couch so that the head rest when so lowered or folded on the adjacent portion of said bed bottom is comparatively flat in position without interference of the strands of the couch with those of said head rest and vice versa.

Attention is drawn to the fact that the head rest is pivoted to the side rails of the couch below the fabric 12 of the bottom of the couch, which when the head rest is lowered, the main portion of the strands 4* thereof is below the fabric of the couch, while the limited head end portion of said strands 4* is comparatively on a level with the adjacent portion of the strands of the couch, and so the top of the couch comprising the bed bottom thereof, is left comparatively level throughout from head to foot, without any upward bulging of the head of the couch, which head rests heretofore in use occasion, and this is obviated by my I present construction.

Attention is directed further to the fact that the corner posts of the couch, lounge or cot, rise above the side-rails 8 of the latter and support at the top the cross bars 14: with which the adjacent ends of the wires 12 of the bed bottom are connected, thus elevating said bed bottom above the side rails 8 of the couch, etc. and so the frame of the head rest is pivoted to said side rails 8 below the elevated bed bottom, whereby the head rest may be raised mainly to a considerable height above the bed bottom of the couch, etc., its wires passing freely through the wires of said bed bottom as has been stated,

and the head rest may be lowered sufficiently to have its wires lie approximately in the same plane as the wires of the bed bottom of the couch, etc. and bring its head-end cross bar 13 close upon the cross bar ll of the frame of the couch, etc., without breaking the continuity of the bed bottom of the couch, etc, especially of the head portion of the latter. l/Vhen the bed clothes are placed on the couch, the difference in the plane of the wires when the head-rest is lowered is scarcely perceptible.

The recesses 11 are on the side rails 8 of the couch, etc., below the bed bottom of the latter. The legs 9 depend pivotally from the frame of the head rest and the connecting cross rod 10 may enter either of said notches, to hold the head rest at the desired height.

The inturned flanges 9 on the bottom of the legs 9 are adapted to engage the undersides of the side rails 8 and limit the upward motion of the head rest in raising the latter and prevent the legs from disengaging said side rails.

It will be seen also that the head rest is pivoted to the side rails at some distance from the head end thereof, consequently I ters Patent, is:

A couch or the like having a body consisting of corner posts and side rails, portions of said posts being elevated above the latter, said side rails having racks thereon, a bed bottom consisting of end cross bars and strands of material, the terminals of the latter being connected with said cross bars, said cross bars of the bed bottom being sustained on the tops of said elevated posts, a vertically adjustable head rest formed of strands of material and a frame therefor and legs mounted on the frame of the head rest and adapted to engage with either of the recesses of said racks, the strands of the bed bottom and head rest respectively alternating freely, the frame of the head rest having its lower end pivotally mounted on said side rails at a distance from the head end of the couch and the relative end of the bed bottom, whereby when the head rest is lowered the head-end cross bar of its frame is adapted to rest flat on the head and cross bar of the frame of the bed bottom and consequently within the confines of the body of the couch.

ROSS JOHN ELLSWORTH. Witnesses:

CLARENCE E. BATEs, MARY R. SCOTT. 

